Bygone Walla Walla: vintage images of the City and County (and beyond), collected by Joe Drazan: Ben Hunt Manufacturing Company. In addition to the popular Caper Carts made and raced here, the firm also made truck bumpers, snow plows, boat trailers, grain bins for wheat harvest trucks, and mini-bikes called the Caper Cycle. The business closed in 1980 after having moved to the East Melrose location in 1970. Photos courtesy of the Union-Bulletin.

Bygone Walla Walla: vintage images of the City and County (and beyond), collected by Joe Drazan

BYGONE WALLA WALLA PROJECT BY JOE DRAZAN is a local non-profit, non-commercial effort to build and share a visual history of Walla Walla. Use SEARCH box or the INDEX, or just scroll. CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE; right click & open in new tab for even LARGER view. WANTED! Your old snapshots, slides, or negatives of Walla Walla area places and events to share in this project, please contact me to get them scanned in; over 500 individuals have so far. CONTACT me; skippycat3@charter.net. c2025

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Ben Hunt Manufacturing Company. In addition to the popular Caper Carts made and raced here, the firm also made truck bumpers, snow plows, boat trailers, grain bins for wheat harvest trucks, and mini-bikes called the Caper Cycle. The business closed in 1980 after having moved to the East Melrose location in 1970. Photos courtesy of the Union-Bulletin.

Ben Hunt, Jr.

Ben Hunt, Jr (center)